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ANALYSIS | Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protestsHe and tens of thousands of other patriotic demonstrators nation-wide have condemned Japan for buying a cluster of disputed islands in the East China Sea - an outpouring of patriotism that would have been both assuring and alarming to Chinese Communist ...09/19/2012 - 2:27 pm | View Link

Anti-Japan protests in China turn violentBEIJING (AP) — Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands swelled across more than ... past week after the Japanese government purchased the contested East China Sea islands from their private owners. Though Japan has controlled the ...09/14/2012 - 8:17 pm | View Link

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On the heels of the most deadly month in 43 years, Baltimore saw 11 shootings, two of them fatal, in the first two days of August, including an incident in which seven people were shot.
That incident occurred Sunday in northwest Baltimore.
Acting Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Sunday at a news conference that he believes the multiple-victim shooting was "a retaliatory act of violence." Davis said one of the victims is a documented member of the Black Guerilla Family gang, and that two others had been victims of gang-related shootings in previous years.

Pro Bowl left tackle Branden Albert of the Miami Dolphins is showing progress in his return from major knee surgery.
Albert had surgery on his right knee late last season. On Sunday, he participated in limited outdoor drills for the first time during camp. He wore a bulky brace and moved with a noticeable limp.

The New York Yankees placed reliever Diego Moreno on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and recalled right-hander Branden Pinder from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Manager Joe Girardi said the back of Moreno's right elbow is bothering him, and he will be examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Monday. Moreno allowed four runs and four hits in three innings in the Yankees' 8-2 loss to the White Sox on Saturday.
"He didn't say anything to us during the game," Girardi said.

A defense official says two Malian soldiers were killed and five were injured in an attack on their convoy in the center of the country.
Lt. Col. Diarran Diakite, a defense ministry adviser, said the attack on Sunday occurred on the road between the central towns of Nampala and Diabaly, situated roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) by road north of the capital, Bamako.
He said the identity of the attackers was unknown.
Mali's northern half fell under the control of Islamic extremists following a 2012 military coup.

A Coast Guard helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the grounds of New York golf course because of smoke and fumes in the cockpit. No injuries were reported.
The craft landed on the course at Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island around 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Petty Officer Sabrina Laberdesque says the helicopter had four people in it.

A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing classified documents while working at a U. S. military base in Honduras.
U. S. District Judge Kenneth Marra sentenced 34-year-old Christopher Glenn of West Palm Beach last week for violating the espionage and computer fraud acts.
According to court records, Glenn's crimes occurred while working as a computer systems administrator at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras.